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YOUNG LEADERS EVENT TO HELP SAVE LIVES IN TANZANIA

600 Young NYC Philanthropists Promote Healthcare in Africa

WHEN: Monday evening, July 18th, 2010 – Event begins at 7:00 p.m.

Join us as over 600 young New Yorkers mix and mingle as the sun sets on the Hudson from a “Miami-esque” open, rooftop garden lounge. The night features a two-hour open bar sponsored by Patron Spirits (Patron Tequila, Ultimat Vodka & Pyrat Rum), featuring refreshing Patron Popsicles and beats by DJ Marc Pierce.

WHERE: Hudson Terrace – 621 West 46th Street (near 10th Avenue)

WHO: The Touch Foundation is dedicated to addressing the global health care crisis, one health care worker at a time by bringing these workers and healthcare services to the sickest people in rural sub-Saharan Africa.

The Touch Foundation works in Tanzania, a stable democracy that has a strong relationship with the U.S. and a demonstrated commitment to poverty alleviation. By training doctors, nurses, and health care workers, and by working hand-in-hand with the Tanzanian government to restructure the country’s health care system, The Touch Foundation aims to create a model for reform that can inform and inspire similar efforts throughout the developing world. Touch has trained hundreds of healthcare workers thus far, and is now working to ensure these professionals are treating the patients in the remote rural areas where the greatest needs exist.

WHY: Proceeds from the evening will support our work training doctors, nurses and other health care workers in Tanzania. These students are vital to improving health care in Tanzania and will go on to save thousands of lives during their medical careers.

In NYC there is 1 doctor for every 300 people

In Tanzania, there is 1 doctor for every 30,000

We’ve all seen a doctor; the rest of the world deserves the same.

OTHER: Tickets: http://www.touchfoundation.org/invitations/Cocktails2011/CocktailsontheTerrace.htm

CONTACT: Heather Prince, Touch Foundation, 212.351.0707 or Heather_Prince@mckinsey.com

Mary Ortega, for Touch Foundation, 610.505.7514 or prczarina@gmail.com

Sandra Appiah

Sandra Appiah is the Chief Operating Officer at Face2Face Africa. She graduated with honors (Summa Cum laude) from the Newhouse School of public communications (Syracuse University, NY) and spent a lot of time in the media industry working with companies such as the New York Times, HBO, and MTV. An avid believer in Africa with an interest in showcasing the glory of the continent, Ms. Appiah is also host of “The Sandra Appiah Show”, an inspirational talk show that chronicles the journeys of Africa’s movers & shakers. Sandra has been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30: Africa’s Best Young Entrepreneurs in 2013. With an incandescent passion matched only by her abundant ambition and prodigious talent, Ms. Appiah has been at the forefront of the mission for this generation of Africans to seize control of tools by which Africa's narrative is curated, crafted, and presented to the wider world.